Creating online training resources to support national researchers

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), though attached to the University of London and based in central London, is in fact a national academic institution whose function is to promote and facilitate legal research at an advanced legal across the country. The IALS Library is considered to be...

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Published in:ALISS Quarterly 2017-07, Vol.12 (4), p.8
Main Author: Davies, Lisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Discovery tools
Internet resources
Legal research
Librarians
National libraries
Researchers
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Summary:The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), though attached to the University of London and based in central London, is in fact a national academic institution whose function is to promote and facilitate legal research at an advanced legal across the country. The IALS Library is considered to be the national library for legal research and their central remit is to provide a service for all postgraduate researchers in the UK, at PhD level and above. Most librarians will recognize the challenges inherent in providing a library service to distance users, not least how to make available to them as many resources as possible. Over the years they have devised new ways to open up their collections to those who are unable to come to the library in person. For example, they have digitized rare materials and made them available on their Web site, they have negotiated remote access to e-resources for their members, and they have created free online research tools and guides.
ISSN:1747-9258